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is a school with no curriculum. It is not accredited, it does not give out degrees, and it has no affiliation with the public school system. It is a framework that supports autodidactic activities, operating under the assumption that everything is in everything.

Los Angeles

Abbie Hoffman “asked for a permit to levitate the Pentagon 300 feet off the ground, explaining that by chanting ancient Aramaic exorcism rites while standing in a circle around the building, they could get it to rise into the air, turn orange and vibrate until all evil emissions had fled. The war would end forthwith.” A General Services Administrator generously gave permission to Hoffman to “raise the building a maximum of ten feet.”

Version:1.0 StartHTML:0000000149 EndHTML:0000001025 StartFragment:0000000199 EndFragment:0000000991 StartSelection:0000000199 EndSelection:0000000991 I would love to teach Art as/is a way of Life.

I have 30+ years experience with a continuous studio practice including many international residencies, three and a half years living and working in NY in the 1980’s and 25 years of teaching experience.

My first monograph book was published by ZERO+ Publishing and currently my exhibition is up at CB1 Gallery in downtown Los Angeles and continues through January 15th.

Sorry for not putting this up sooner! For 12/10, read through the end of the essay (The Origin of the Work of Art) but focus on the section entitled "The Work and Truth" (through page 56). If you are short on time, better to read through page 56 twice then to read the whole thing. I'm going to do my best to get us through as much of the essay as posisble without cramming in more than we have time to digest in our discussion. If as you are reading you have specific questions that you want to address, please email me (caitlin.bothwell@gmail.com). I will do my best to help resolve these questions on Saturday.

What follows is a preliminary reading list for this workshop. Failure to read any or all of these texts should not deter anyone from participating. Recommendations for additional readings are encouraged. Anyone who can procure a copy of Nick Land's Fanged Noumena will automatically be appointed Chancellor of 14th Fringe Division, The Public School.

In no particular order:

Pinchbeck, Daniel. Breaking Open the Head: A Psychedelic Journey into the Heart of Contemporary Shamanism. Broadway, 2002.

The Public School

In 2007, The Public School was initiated in Los Angeles in the basement of Telic Arts Exchange. The Public School is a school with no curriculum. It is not accredited, it does not give out degrees, and it has no affiliation with the public school system. It is a framework that supports autodidactic activities, operating under the assumption that everything is in everything.